Stoma4Life
Presenter
Stoma4Life, the Bowel Cancer Awareness and Life as a Ostomate, radio show and podcast is hosted by Raphaela.
Your host Raphaela, invites YOU to join her and benefit from the up-to-date knowledge of the experts she interviews. Surgeons, nurses, specialists in stoma & cancer care, IBS or Crohn’s disease sufferers, people just like her, living with a stoma. She is here to debunk myths, clear up misconceptions and help you approach the subject that so many people are afraid to talk about, in a positive manner. Listen in for a new perspective.
Episodes
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Dr Patricia Sylla, Mount Sinai Professor & pioneer of TaTME, focuses on minimally invasive surgery for IBD, diverticular disease and colorectal cancer.
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ShayLee Raye Hunter, Mrs. Utah Petite 2025, shares how living with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) and TPN, Total Parenteral Nutrition, shaped her journey through love, pageantry and advocacy.
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Positivity isn’t perfection - it’s a daily choice. Ostomate Keith Thomas uses mindset and humour to turn challenges into strength, purpose, and lasting joy.
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Becky Wall, BEM, Managing Director of the Loo of the Year Awards, shares how the awards champion the highest standards in public toilets by recognising quality, cleanliness, and excellence UK-wide.
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Early detection saves lives! Wype’s co-founder Giorgia Granata, Consultant Radiologist and Medical Advisor Dr Burling, and Gordon Peterson of 40tude join forces for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.
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Nicole Richards shares her journey with Crohn’s, life after ostomy surgery, founding Ostomy Innovations, and her mission to empower women through intimate wear, spirituality and community.
